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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The New Yorker—Early Days 1926-1928.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many children did White's parents have?
(a) Nine.
(b) Seven.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

2. How does White describe Adolph Ochs, publisher of the New York Times?
(a) Neither interesting nor interested.
(b) Both interested and interesting.
(c) Interested, but not interesting.
(d) Interesting, but not interested.

3. Where does White first notice the New Yorker magazine?
(a) The library.
(b) Grand Central Station.
(c) Central Park.
(d) A restaurant.

4. What phrase does White use to describe the office he and James Thurber share?
(a) A sort of elongated closet.
(b) An exaggerated spare room.
(c) A sort of expanded cubicle.
(d) A magnified coatroom.

5. How many musical instruments did White learn to play?
(a) Three.
(b) None.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what age did White begin to develop his writing style?

2. Who was White's favorite sibling?

3. In what musical instrument did White's father specialize?

4. What is on the cover of the first New Yorker magazine that White sees?

5. What state did White and his family travel to in August?

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